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Marine Weather and Tides
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| Sunrise 6:37AM | Sunset 6:17PM | Friday March 5, 2021 2:19 PM EST (19:19 UTC) | Moonrise 12:28AM | Moonset 10:54AM | Illumination 54% |  |
AMZ254 Coastal Waters From Little River Inlet To Murrells Inlet Sc Out 20 Nm- 1256 Pm Est Fri Mar 5 2021
This afternoon..NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt early. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Tonight..N winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft.
Sat..NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
Sat night..N winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft.
Sun..N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
Sun night..N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
Mon..NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming se. Seas 2 ft.
Tue..SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot, then 2 ft.
This afternoon..NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt early. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Tonight..N winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft.
Sat..NE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
Sat night..N winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft.
Sun..N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
Sun night..N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
Mon..NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming se. Seas 2 ft.
Tue..SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 foot, then 2 ft.
AMZ200 1256 Pm Est Fri Mar 5 2021
Synopsis for coastal waters from surf city north carolina to south santee river south carolina out to 20 nautical miles.. High pressure will build in from the northwest this weekend, finally reaching the carolinas on Monday. Light southerly winds will develop behind the high by Tuesday.
Synopsis for coastal waters from surf city north carolina to south santee river south carolina out to 20 nautical miles.. High pressure will build in from the northwest this weekend, finally reaching the carolinas on Monday. Light southerly winds will develop behind the high by Tuesday.
7 Day Forecast for Marine Location Near Garden City, SC
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Area Discussion for - Wilmington, NC
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Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Wilmington NC 1220 PM EST Fri Mar 5 2021
SYNOPSIS. A dry cold front brings cooler air across the Carolinas Friday through the weekend, while low pressure passes southeast of the area with a few clouds possible through Saturday. Cooler air sticks around through Monday, before a warming trend carries through most of next week.
UPDATE. Biggest change with morning update was to drop dewpoints a bit and bump up winds, mainly gusts. Forecast soundings and 12Z data from MHX show 20-25 kt at the top of the mixed layer. Gusts 20 to 25 mph will be possible through midday or so. No other changes needed.
NEAR TERM /THROUGH SATURDAY/. A deepening upper trough just off the East Coast should provide below-normal temperatures for the Carolinas over the coming 36 hours. Cold advection has developed across the area this morning behind a front that moved through between midnight and 3 AM. Despite plenty of sunshine today, 850 mb temps will sink below 0C as north winds gust up to 20 mph. Highs are expected to reach 54-58 degrees, highest across the Pee Dee region. The incoming airmass is even drier than yesterday and forecast relative humidity is as low as 18 percent this afternoon.
Cirrus will begin to increase late in the day and should thicken into nearly solid overcast tonight. Surface low pressure developing across the northeastern Gulf of Mexico will remain well to our south tonight into Saturday. Given the cold airmass in place, Gulf moisture and weak isentropic lift on the 300K surface is all the way up near 15kft by the time it gets over the Carolinas. Given the considerable layer of dry air below the cloud base, I'm forecasting no precip for us. Clouds should begin to break Saturday afternoon with highs again reaching the 50s.
SHORT TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/. Trough deepens and moves offshore during the short term forecast period. Its associated surface low will drag out into the Atlantic, several hundred miles from the coast. With some of the low-level jet mixing down, look for northerly winds at 5-10mph with gusts up to 15mph on Sunday. Expect plentiful sunshine, but due to north- northwesterly flow, temperatures will be 10-12 degrees below normal for early March, including lows at or just below freezing.
LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/. Strong trough pushes offshore by Monday, and some good springtime ridging begins. Surface high pressure from the mid-Atlantic quickly slides down into the Southeast, and provides one last cool day on Monday, with highs in the mid-to-upper 50s. Center of the high pushes offshore by Tuesday, where it will linger through the rest of the long term forecast period. Temperatures steadily increase everyday, with the 70s expected by Wednesday. Afternoon cumulus start to pop out as temperatures warm.
AVIATION /17Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/. VFR. Slightly breezy north winds this afternoon will go calm tonight. High clouds move in this evening from the west, thickening overnight. Ceiling heights expected to remain 60 kft or higher, with ceilings less than 100 kft mostly across NE SC tomorrow.
Extended Outlook . VFR with mostly clear skies Saturday evening through Tuesday.
MARINE. Through Saturday . A dry cold front moved across the coastal waters between midnight and 3 AM. Winds rapidly increased behind this boundary and should blow at 15-20 kt with some higher gusts through the morning -- just below Small Craft Advisory criteria. Lighter winds are expected this afternoon a high pressure ridge begins to expand across the area. Low pressure is expected to develop across the northeastern Gulf of Mexico tonight but will remain too far south for any direct impacts on our weather. Northerly winds 10-15 kt tonight should diminish to less than 10 kt by Saturday afternoon as the low jumps across Florida and out into the open Atlantic.
Saturday Night through Tuesday . NNW flow at 5-10kts Saturday night increases to 15kts with gusts up to 20kts through Sunday night. Seas increase modestly from 1-2ft to 2ft. Winds veer more to the east on Monday, decreasing to 5-10kts and seas holding steady at 1-2ft. Wind direction becomes more variable through Tuesday.
ILM WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES. SC . None. NC . None. MARINE . None.
SYNOPSIS . ILM UPDATE . III NEAR TERM . TRA SHORT TERM . IGB LONG TERM . IGB AVIATION . VAO MARINE . TRA/IGB
Weather Reporting Stations
EDIT (on/off) Help NOTE: Click on distance to see the station location on a map| Stations | Dist | Age | Wind | Air Temp | Water Temp | Waves | Pressure | DewPt |
| MROS1 - 8661070 - Springmaid Pier, SC | 7 mi | 50 min | 51°F | |||||
| NIWS1 - North Inlet-Winyah Bay Reserve, SC | 19 mi | 95 min | E 8.9 | 50°F | 1019 hPa | 35°F | ||
| 41024 - Sunset Nearshore (SUN 2) | 33 mi | 72 min | N 7.8 G 12 | 51°F | 54°F | 1019.9 hPa | ||
| SSBN7 | 33 mi | 63 min | 1 ft |
Wind History for Springmaid Pier, SC
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Airport Reports
EDIT (on/off) Help Click EDIT to display multiple airports. Follow links for more data.| Airport | Dist | Age | Wind kt | Visibility | Sky/Weather | Temp | DewPt | Humidity | Pressure |
| Myrtle Beach International Airport, SC | 8 mi | 24 min | N 8 | 10.00 mi | Fair | 55°F | 32°F | 42% | 1018.2 hPa |
| Conway Horry County Airport, SC | 18 mi | 25 min | NNW 6 | 10.00 mi | Fair | 54°F | 28°F | 38% | 1018.3 hPa |
| North Myrtle Beach Grand Strand Airport, SC | 22 mi | 27 min | Var 4 | 10.00 mi | Fair | 55°F | 27°F | 34% | 1017.9 hPa |
Link to 5 minute data for KMYR
Wind History from MYR (wind in knots)
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Tide / Current Tables for Garden City Pier (ocean), South Carolina
EDIT Weekend mode (on/off) (on/off) Help One Week of DataGarden City Pier (ocean)
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Fri -- 12:11 AM EST 5.50 feet High Tide
Fri -- 12:28 AM EST Moonrise
Fri -- 06:30 AM EST 0.24 feet Low Tide
Fri -- 06:39 AM EST Sunrise
Fri -- 10:54 AM EST Moonset
Fri -- 12:28 PM EST 4.53 feet High Tide
Fri -- 06:16 PM EST Sunset
Fri -- 06:41 PM EST 0.08 feet Low Tide
Fri -- 08:32 PM EST Last Quarter
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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Fri -- 12:11 AM EST 5.50 feet High Tide
Fri -- 12:28 AM EST Moonrise
Fri -- 06:30 AM EST 0.24 feet Low Tide
Fri -- 06:39 AM EST Sunrise
Fri -- 10:54 AM EST Moonset
Fri -- 12:28 PM EST 4.53 feet High Tide
Fri -- 06:16 PM EST Sunset
Fri -- 06:41 PM EST 0.08 feet Low Tide
Fri -- 08:32 PM EST Last Quarter
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
| 12 am | 1 am | 2 am | 3 am | 4 am | 5 am | 6 am | 7 am | 8 am | 9 am | 10 am | 11 am | 12 pm | 1 pm | 2 pm | 3 pm | 4 pm | 5 pm | 6 pm | 7 pm | 8 pm | 9 pm | 10 pm | 11 pm |
| 5.5 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 4 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 3 | 4.1 |
Tide / Current Tables for Oaks Creek, upper end, South Carolina
EDIT (on/off) Help One Week of DataOaks Creek
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Fri -- 12:28 AM EST Moonrise
Fri -- 01:17 AM EST 4.76 feet High Tide
Fri -- 06:39 AM EST Sunrise
Fri -- 08:09 AM EST 0.26 feet Low Tide
Fri -- 10:54 AM EST Moonset
Fri -- 01:34 PM EST 3.92 feet High Tide
Fri -- 06:16 PM EST Sunset
Fri -- 08:20 PM EST 0.09 feet Low Tide
Fri -- 08:32 PM EST Last Quarter
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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Fri -- 12:28 AM EST Moonrise
Fri -- 01:17 AM EST 4.76 feet High Tide
Fri -- 06:39 AM EST Sunrise
Fri -- 08:09 AM EST 0.26 feet Low Tide
Fri -- 10:54 AM EST Moonset
Fri -- 01:34 PM EST 3.92 feet High Tide
Fri -- 06:16 PM EST Sunset
Fri -- 08:20 PM EST 0.09 feet Low Tide
Fri -- 08:32 PM EST Last Quarter
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
| 12 am | 1 am | 2 am | 3 am | 4 am | 5 am | 6 am | 7 am | 8 am | 9 am | 10 am | 11 am | 12 pm | 1 pm | 2 pm | 3 pm | 4 pm | 5 pm | 6 pm | 7 pm | 8 pm | 9 pm | 10 pm | 11 pm |
| 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 2 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1 | 2.1 |
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